An announcement at gamescom takes the lid off of details on Marvel's Midnight Suns, which turns out to be the long rumored Marvel game in the works at Firaxis. The Official Announcement Trailer is pre-rendered, and we're promised a video showing off actual gameplay on September 1st. The game itself is expected for PC and consoles in March 2022. In the meantime, the Official Website is counting down to that gameplay reveal. PC Gamer talks a bit with designer Jake Solomon about how this not going to be the "XCOM but with Marvel heroes" many are expecting. Here's a bit on game structure and your customizable hero:

Midnight Suns isn't a Marvel-skinned XCOM, but it is structured like an XCOM game. There's a base that can be upgraded, called The Abbey, from which you'll select missions out in the world. Before embarking on one of the turn-based combat missions, you'll choose three heroes from a cast of 12 Marvel troublemakers to come along. So far, ten of those heroes have been announced: Dr. Strange, Magik, Iron Man, Wolverine, Ghost Rider (the Robbie Reyes version), Blade, Captain America, Nico Minoru, and Captain Marvel.

Beyond that setup, though, Midnight Suns diverges from XCOM in big, fundamental ways. For one thing, you aren't an invisible sky commander. When you pick three heroes to come on a mission, they're joining your character, a customizable new Marvel hero named The Hunter. As The Hunter, you'll be at the center of a story about a team of heroes assembled to defeat Lilith, the godlike Mother of Demons. (Also, she's the mother of you. Drama!)